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Given to HRH The Prince of Wales on his 21st birthday and last seen driven by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as they left their wedding reception. The DB6 MKII Vantage Volante is one of the rarest and sought after Aston Martin cars ever made.
At 30g CO2 per passenger kilometre the express coach is the most carbon efficient form of motorised transport resulting in less than a quarter of the emissions per passenger than equivalent journey by car. Average number of people in a car is just 1.58, compared to 32 on a coach. Congestion dramatically increases CO2 emissions from road vehicles.
Hated by deep green environmentalists and described by some as a 'rich chavs MPV', the nearly 3-tonne, 3-litre V6 'sporty SUV' is Range Rover's biggest selling car worldwide and loved for it's imperious driving position and intelligent, weight-defying suspension. So you may be wondering how it qualifies to be in the Eco-Rally.
Circuits Magazine will be driving a monster 7-litre V8 Corvette from Brighton to London to show that with careful driving techniques in a big, torquey, lightweight car you can achieve astounding results - even in a 530bhp American supercar!


